Resorcinol → 4,6-Bis(adamantyl)resorcinol

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A 500 mL four-necked flask equipped with a reflux condenser, a stirrer, a thermometer, and a nitrogen inlet tube was charged with 28.1 g (0.18 mol) of 1-adamantanol, 15.84 g (0.09 mol) of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate, and 300 mL of heptane and replaced with nitrogen. The mixture was added with 9.9 g (0.09 mol) of resorcinol. The flask was immersed in an oil bath at 100° C. and the mixture was heated while stirring for 1 hour. After cooling the reaction mixture, the solid content was collected by filtration, which was then dried under vacuum, followed by recrystallization by aqueous methanol solution to obtain 4,6-bis(1-adamantyl)-1,3-dihydroxybenzene (yield: 86%, LC (liquid chromatography) purity: 99.7%, melting point: 146° C.). Note that the LC purity was measured by absorbance at λ=280 nm.

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